WPIAL Playoff

November 9, 2024

PHOTOS: Wolverines Survive South Allegheny, Advance To WPIAL Semifinals

Elijah Palmer-McCane tallied 150 yards of total offense and accounted for both Ellwood City scores Friday night as the Wolverines survived a scare from #6 South Allegheny and escaped with a 13-12 quarterfinals victory in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs. Ellwood City advances to the WPIAL semifinals for the first time since 1987. In the low scoring affair Friday, the Wolverines had to overcome a 95-yard touchdown catch and run by the Gladiators standout receiver Drew Cook early in the second quarter. The splash play silenced the raucous home crowd eager to see Ellwood City’s first home playoff game in…

October 22, 2024

Wolverines Volleyball Team Opens Playoff Push On Wednesday

The Ellwood City girls volleyball is set to host its opening round WPIAL Class 2A playoff game on Wednesday The Lady Wolverines earned a #8 seed and will host #9 seeded Charleroi on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Lincoln High School gymnasium. Tickets may be purchased on GOFAN.com cost of tickets – Student tickets are $5.00, Adult tickets are $7.00 and all tickets sold at the door are $7.00. [YOUTUBE.COM GAME LINK] The senior-laden Wolverines feature six seniors Delaney Sturgeon, Elsie Sturgeon, Emma Figurel, Chloe Bungar, Jhenavesza Miller and Caitlin Kreitzer and will look to make a mark on…

September 24, 2024

Wolverines Girls Tennis Wipe Out Beaver Falls 5-0, Qualify For WPIAL Team Playoffs

The Ellwood City girls tennis team defeated Beaver Falls 5-0 on Monday and with the victory have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs. The Lady Wolverines have now strung together five consecutive victories to rebound from an 0-3 start to its regular season. On Monday, Kailyn Hamilton (6-2, 6-0), Tessa Folino (6-0,6-0) and Mia Meredith (6-1, 6-1) all earned straight set victories in singles play while the pairings of Olivia Parson & Meredith McCommons (6-0, 6-0) and Sophia Agnew & Kiley LeViere (7-5, 7-3) earned doubles victories for Ellwood City. The victory Monday punctuated a string of victories dating back to…

May 13, 2024

Trio Of Local Playoff Games Set For Tuesday

Three local teams will compete on Tuesday in the opening round of their respective WPIAL playoffs Top seeded Panthers boys baseball team will look to defend its WPIAL title as it opens its 2024 playoff journey on Tuesday. Riverside will take on #16 Keystone Oaks at 4:30 p.m. at North Allegheny High School. The Panthers took charge last week with two victories over section foe Mohawk to earn an outright section championship. Riverside finished 11-1 in Section 1-3A and 13-1 Overall with their lone defeat at the hands of Neshannock. The Lancers enter the playoffs as a #11 seed while…

February 23, 2024

Wolverines Upset Bid Falls Short, Defeated by Deer Lakes In Overtime Thriller

Senior Joseph Roth eclipsed a career scoring milestone Thursday night, but the #9 seeded Wolverines were knocked off by defending champion Deer Lakes 39-38 in overtime on a buzzer beater. The Wolverines led by as many as seven points early in the fourth quarter, and by as many as five points in overtime but missed layups and continued turnovers spelled doom for Ellwood City. In the low scoring affair, Ellwood City overcame first quarter jitters and turnovers and used a late second quarter surge to earn a 18-17 halftime lead. Roth scored 10 of his game-high 20 points in the…

February 13, 2024

PLAYOFFS! EC Basketball Teams Have Opening Round Match-Ups Announced

For the first time in 25 years, both the Ellwood City boys and girls basketball teams have qualified for their respective WPIAL Playoffs in the same season. The Ellwood City boys (15-7 Overall, 9-3 Section 3A-1), winners of five consecutive games and 10 of their last 11 games, earned a 9-seed in the WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs and will face Washington on Monday, February 19th. The defacto road game for the Wolverines will be played at Washington High School at 7:00 p.m. The Little Prexies finished 14-7 on the regular season and shared a Section 3A-2 title with Yough with…

November 1, 2023

Tickets Available For Wolverines Opening Round Playoff Contest

Ellwood City has qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 2011. The #14 seeded Wolverines will travel to face the #3 seeded Washington Prexies on Friday at 7:00 PM at Washington High School Stadium. Kick off is 7:00 p.m. for the opening round contest. Tickets for Ellwood City Football playoff game are available on GoFan.co Cost of tickets will be $5.00 for Student and $7.00 for Adults on the GoFan.co website. Tickets will also be sold at the gate. All tickets at the gate are $7.00. Drive time to the football stadium is approximately one hour. Washington…

October 24, 2023

Lady Wolverines Earn Opening Round Playoff Victory, Advance To Face Avonworth

Claire Noble led Ellwood City to their straight set victory over Central Valley Monday evening in the prelim round of the WPIAL 2A playoffs. “It was great to give our seniors one last game on our home court with the excitement of post-season play,” said head coach Jenna Ricciuti. Noble finished with 12 kills in the home victory for the Wolverines. Lana Nocera earned seven straight service points in the 2nd set that erased a six point deficit for Ellwood City who then dispatched the #21 seeded Warriors with a third set victory. “Claire has been a go-to hitter all…

February 15, 2023

Ellwood City Boys Basketball Playoff Tickets Available

Ellwood City Boys Basketball team’s opening round playoff game will be on Monday, February 20th at Deer Lake High School at 7:00 p.m. The Wolverines (15-7 Overall) drew a 12-seed as the fourth team from Section 1 Class 3A and will face a 5-seed Deer Lakes team (13-8 Overall, 10-2 Section 3) that tied for its section crown with Shady Side Academy. Tickets for FIRST ROUND Games will go on sale on GoFan beginning Tuesday, February 14th at 10:00am. Ticket Sales: Student ($5) and Adult ($7) Tickets will be available online thru GoFan at: www.gofan.co/wpial General Admission tickets will be sold at…

February 22, 2022

Wolverines Connect On 14 3-Pointers, Cruise To 72-42 Opening Round Victory

Ellwood City came out firing from deep Monday night as they easily ousted visiting Summit Academy 72-42 in the opening round of the WPIAL Class-3A Playoffs Monday night. The Wolverines finished with 14 3-pointers in the contest, including five in a 23-point first quarter outburst. Ellwood City led by a dozen after the first quarter and never looked back. The sound victory was aided by great passing (25 assists), shooting (aforementioned 14 3-pointers), and balanced scoring (four players with 10+ points). Senior Alexander Roth connected on five first half triples en route to a team-high 23 points (7 3-pointers, seven…

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